The metabolic cost of swimming in marine homeotherms

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 531-542

  Hind, A T ^a   Gurney, W S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drag; Heat transfer; Marine mammals; Metabolic rate; Penguins; Swimming; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENERGY METABOLISM; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0031075020     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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